The golf season has officially begun \u2014 with two of three municipal courses now open for business.<\/p>\n
One of two of the Chedoke Golf Club\u2019s courses opened on Friday. The Beddoe is set to open next Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a golf course for everybody. The Martin course is the one for a beginner golfer, it\u2019s a little bit more wide open,\u201d says Mark Arnette, the supervisor of golf services with the City of Hamilton. \u201cBeddoe is a tighter golf course for the more established player and King Forest is a championship course.\u201d<\/p>\n
We did see some rain the past few days but that\u2019s not much of an issue for golf lovers though there won\u2019t be any carts this weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will not be any power carts today because of the rain. Most people have been notified and know that,\u201d says Arnette. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to reassess by Monday to see if we can get carts going next week, depending on how much rain we get this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really special to see everyone after the long winter. A lot of times we don\u2019t keep in contact during the off-season,\u201d says Neil who has been a member since 1970 and is excited to hit the green at 8:05 a.m.<\/p>\n
For now golfers can book their tee times by calling the courses directly as the city says its ironing out a few kinks on its new online booking portal, which will be live on the city\u2019s website in a few weeks.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s also where the full pricing list and the dress code can be found, if you plan to hit the fairway this season.<\/p>\n